EP 0339080 B1 19930505 - IMPLANTATION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES
Title (en)
IMPLANTATION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 11782887 A 19871109
- US 19199488 A 19880509
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO8904153A1] Prosthetic devices are prepared for subepithelial implantation by coating their surfaces with a coating (30) comprising crosslinked or uncrosslinked fibronectin. If the surface of the device comprises a material which does not normally bind fibronectin, it is pretreated, for example, by coating with poly(L-lysine). The coated prosthetic device is implanted by removing a portion of the epithelium (12), affixing the coated device to the subepithelial tissue optionally replacing all or part of the removed epithelium, and allowing new epithelial tissue to grow over and affix itself to the surface of the prosthetic device. The method of the invention can be used to implant contact lenses permanently beneath the epithelium of the cornea (10).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61K 6/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A61F 2/14 (2013.01 - KR); A61F 2/142 (2013.01 - US); A61K 6/20 (2020.01 - EP); A61L 27/34 (2013.01 - EP); A61L 27/54 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 8904153 A1 19890518; AT E88879 T1 19930515; AU 2808889 A 19890601; AU 613442 B2 19910801; BR 8807284 A 19900213; CA 1328151 C 19940405; DE 3880824 D1 19930609; DE 3880824 T2 19931014; EP 0339080 A1 19891102; EP 0339080 A4 19891107; EP 0339080 B1 19930505; JP H02502261 A 19900726; KR 890701070 A 19891219; RU 2114579 C1 19980710
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 8804008 W 19881109; AT 89900152 T 19881109; AU 2808889 A 19881109; BR 8807284 A 19881109; CA 582604 A 19881109; DE 3880824 T 19881109; EP 89900152 A 19881109; JP 50019989 A 19881109; KR 890701285 A 19890708; SU 4614503 A 19890707